2. Using a food processor, process the chocolate sandwich cookies until fine crumbs form (yielding about 3 1/2 cups). Transfer to a bowl and add melted butter. Mix with a spatula until well combined.

3. Pour crumb mixture in lined pan, shaping it against the walls of the pan with the backside of a spoon, and leaving about 1/2 inch between the top of the crust and the top of the pan. Transfer to freezer to allow crust to set, about 10 minutes.

4. Bake crust in the oven until dry to the touch, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool.

Flourless Chocolate Cake

1. Turn the heat up! Preheat to 350 degrees F.

2. Set up a double boiler on your stovetop — place butter and chocolate (in a heatproof bowl) over simmering water to melt, continually stirring the mixture until completely melted and blended. Remove from heat.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together salt, vanilla, espresso powder and coffee; set to the side.

4. With an electric mixer, with whisk attachment, beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup of sugar for 5 minutes (mixture will double in size).

5. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix on low speed for 5 seconds.

6. Add coffee mixture and repeat same method as above.

7. In a clean bowl of an electric mixer, add the egg whites and use the whisk attachment to beat until foamy. Gradually increase the mixing speed, slowly adding in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, continue beating until soft peaks form.

8. Gently fold the egg white mixture, in 1 cup increments, into the chocolate mixture, being careful not to overmix. Pour cake into cooled pie crust, and transfer it to the oven.

9. Bake cake for 38-42 minutes. Finished cake should set but still jiggle slightly. Transfer to wire rack to cool, then tightly wrap cooled pan with plastic wrap and then refrigerate for at least 3 hours and no more then one night.

Recipe has been adapted from Baked Explorations, of Matt Lewis’s BAKED in Brooklyn, New York. For step-by-step instructions, with delicious pictures to match, check out the Baked Sunday Morning section of the food blog, Stellina Sweets.